All-Party Parliamentary Group on Autism (APPGA)

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The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Autism (APPGA) is a formal cross-party backbench group of MPs and Peers who share an interest in autism and Asperger syndrome. It was set up in February 2000. Its role is to campaign in Parliament for greater awareness of autism and Asperger syndrome, and to lobby the Government for improved services for people with autism and Asperger syndrome, and their carers.

The official objective is:

"To raise awareness of issues affecting people with autism and Asperger syndrome, their families and carers; to raise Parliamentary awareness of autism; to campaign for changes to government policy to benefit people with autism and Asperger syndrome and improve diagnosis or, support for, people with autism and Asperger syndrome."

The APPGA does not have any powers to introduce legislation, nor is it part of Government. But it provides a useful platform for important and topical issues around autism to be discussed and raised in Parliament.

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Find out more about APPGA by following the links below:

 

APPGA officers and advisory board Read about our current members in parliament and the organisations which form the APPGA advisory board. APPGA Manifesto for Autism The APPGA Manifesto sets out four general principles and 11 specific objectives to deliver better services and support for people with autism, to be achieved over the next ten years. APPGA meetings APPGA meets regularly throughout the year. Follow this link to read minutes and reports of all APPGA meetings by year. APPGA reports APPGA commissions reports and surveys on a wide-range of autism-related topics. Follow this link to find out more and to download PDFs of published reports. Get involved in APPGA Find out how you can get involved with the work of APPGA and encourage your local MP to become a member of the group. Response to The Riddell Advisory Committee report The National Autistic Society Scotland welcomes the opportunity to respond to this report, which has great relevance to children with an autism spectrum disorder who fall within its remit.